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FILENAME: Flintkote (FLK) DATE: 1969 Jan 7 DOC#: FLK125 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter from Flintkote Co. to Mr. Frank H. Zimmerman, Dir of Safety, National Gypsum Company THE FLINTKOTE COMPANY INCOM^OM * fco OUILOIMC ^RO O U CTS CROUP 0 C C N T H 4 V A V C H U C t A VY MU Tu C O . H . J . 0 6> 1 u u o ^ u X c * PLAINTIFF'S EXHIBIT ACPA-7 January 7, 1969 Mr. Frank H. Zimmer'man Director of Safety National Gypsum Company 325 Delaware Avenue Buffalo, New York 14202 Dear Frank: 1 was delighted to receive A1 F a y 's letter of December 30 indicating that you will be National's representative on the Health and Safety Council and available to work on the subcommittee we are forming. Since you could not be with us at our first meeting I am sending you a copy of the Minutes. As I see our objectives, we have first to reassure the users and handlers of our finished products and'allay the fears that may have resulted from the unfavorable publicity on health injuries to those exposed to excessive quantities of asbestos dust over long periods of time. Cliff Schcckler's committee is working on this and we should have something wrapped up soon for publication. If there is a hazard in our industry it is much more apt to exist in handling asbestos fiber'in our plants. I think this could develop into one of the most important aspects o.f our work and t h e subcommittee gathering informa tion will have one representative from each company. i would very much like to have you act as Chairman.of this subcommittee with all the assistance I can give you. I visualize this committee as being composed of safety and operating men rather than being sales oriented. Without circumscribing the scope of the committee's work it can be a means of exchanging information between the companies on the hazards and on ways to control the hazards. Secondly, the committee can cpnsidcr such things as disposal of asbestos waste and control of asbestos dust leaving the environment o the plant and entering the environment of the workers homes and the plant neighborhood. S S W * 0Ms'a *0. BOX U S flf n5V eHARt0Im N .C ^ ,, .. 45672 Mr. Frank' 11. Zimmerman National Gypsum Company January 7, 1969 Page 2 So far I have heard from six of tho members and their re presentatives on the committee will be: National Gypsum Johns-Manville Flintkote GAF Supradur U.S. Gypsum Frank H. Zimmerman Clifford L. Scheckler Walter N. Knorr Harry Mesler Kurt Schwarz Gerhardt R. Krug With the exception of Kurt Schwarz these are all safety men. I haven't heard from the other companies as yet. I hope you will be able to give the Chairmanship favorable consideration and that you will be with us at the next meeting of the Council on February 18 which will be hold at the Biltmore Hotel, New York. I am trying to get Dr. Wright to address this meeting. Kind regards. Yours very truly, JAM:vgp Attachment ccs Hr. Albert H. Fay Vice. President* Marketing National Gypsum Company 325, Delaware Avenue Buffalo, New York 14202 Mr. J. w. Duncan Vice President National Gypsum Company 325 Delaware `Avenue Buffalo, New York 14202 ibV* k f Main 45G73